This time we’re talking 10 cool things to do in Manuel Antonio. Anyone considering Costa Rica as a vacation destination has surely already heard about this place. It is home to the smallest, yet highly popular, Manuel Antonio National Park. Visiting the park is obviously a cool thing to do, but here are 10 others […]
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I can be critical of developed country cultures (without naming names). Are you put off by that? After all, I am from the U.S. and I guess in many ways I’m the proverbial pot who called the kettle black. I admit that, being a gringo, I’m often guilty of pretentiousness myself. It’s my way of denying (to the world […]
Here’s an explanation from our resident naturalist expert, Yahaira, on what makes for the amazing degree of Costa Rica Biodiversity. Speciation A combination of factors has made this small Central American country – 51,100 Sq Km in its terrestrial part – own about 5% of the biodiversity on the planet. In a word, we could define […]
On July 25th of each year Costa Ricans celebrate the annexation of the territory of Nicoya, the area that now makes up the majority of the province of Guanacaste, which was once under the control of Nicaragua. On the aforementioned date in 1824, the residents of the “partido de Nicoya” decided for themselves to become part […]
Here are 10 super cool things to do in Dominical Costa Rica. Listed in completely random order (i.e., they all rank similarly in terms of coolness)… Also, these are cool things in the “general area” of Dominical, which according to my definition would include Dominicalito, Uvita, even Perez Zeledon (which is just 30 minutes up the […]
In this post on Costa Rica origins, we discuss the origin of the name, which has the English translation,”Rich Coast.” One theory that explains the name of the country is the belief of the Spanish Conquistadors that the territory was full of gold. Columbus, who discovered Costa Rica in 1502, himself wrote to the Spanish […]
So you want to see some sea turtles in Costa Rica? I really like saying that, “see sea turtles.” It’s kinda like that joke about loving “seafood” – if I can “see” it, I eat it. Okay, enough with the Costa Rica Guy corniness… Really, folks, Costa Rica is a sea turtle paradise. We have […]
One of the many cool things to do in the Arenal Volcano vicinity is to visit the Tenorio Volcano National Park. To get there you have to drive directly north from La Fortuna, the little town that sits at the foot of the Arenal Volcano. You will pass through some beautiful country, including the Maleku Indigenous […]
People tend to get a little confused sometimes about how our Costa Rica vacation tours actually work. The problem usually comes in confusing our tours with the two other basic types that are mentioned below. So, with the intention of clearing up confusion, here’s the low-down on the 3 basic types of Costa Rica vacation […]
A while back I had the opportunity to do a boat tour of the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge located not far from the Nicaraguan border near Los Chiles. My agency, Package Costa Rica, has sent many customers on this tour, but I had never before experienced it myself. If you’re interested in Costa Rican wildlife, this vast […]
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